A history of
Houston County Farm Bureau...
The Houston County Farm Bureau was first organized in
1940 with Fran Taylor as president. The dues were $5 and there
were approximately 100 members. C.J. Ivins was president in 1941-1942.
The Farm Bureau was not active during the war and was reorganized in
1950 with D.F. Youngblood as president.
The following have served as president:
J.H. Reinicke - 1951
T.E. Dawson - 1952
J.F. Creath - 1953
T.E. Dawson - 1954
Alton Adams - 1955-56
Mike Dailey - 1957-59
A.R. Adams - 1960-61
Frank Dailey 1962-66
John Rials - 1967-68
Wayne Pennington - 1969-76
Loyd English - 1977-78
Dan Huff - 1979-87
Julia Marietta - 1988-94
Bob Currie - 1995
Julia Marietta - 1996
Burl Russell - 1997
Julia Marietta - 1998-2002
Than Richburg - Present
Charter Directors were T.E. Dawson, E.L. Eakin, J.R. Rials, Gus Merriweather, George Kuykendall, J.F. Creath, and Pete Huff.
The Farm Bureau office was located in the courthouse until
1960.
Subsequent moves were made to Driskell Farm Supply Building and then Berry
Julian Building on the corner of Bell and South 4th. We moved into
our new building on November 1, 1973, located on 300 W. Cedar just off Highway
21 West. The Grand Opening of the new building was held on March 20, 1974.
Article of Incorporation - Feb 26, 1952
May 28, 2002 - Current by-laws were adopted
